{"id":3179,"date":"2022-07-14T15:11:34","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T14:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/news\/2022\/07\/the-work-of-nalebak-local-change-makers-in-guatemala\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T12:56:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T11:56:26","slug":"the-work-of-nalebak-local-change-makers-in-guatemala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/news\/2022\/07\/the-work-of-nalebak-local-change-makers-in-guatemala\/","title":{"rendered":"The work of Na\u2019leb\u2019ak &#8211; local change-makers in Guatemala"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light curved-bottom\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Nalebak-E2P-webpage-banner-2.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nalebak Banner Image banner\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Nalebak-E2P-webpage-banner-2.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Nalebak-E2P-webpage-banner-2-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Nalebak-E2P-webpage-banner-2-1024x363.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Nalebak-E2P-webpage-banner-2-768x272.jpg 768w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Nalebak-E2P-webpage-banner-2-1536x544.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title\">The work of Na\u2019leb\u2019ak &#8211; local change-makers in Guatemala<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2022-07-14T15:11:34+01:00\">14 July 2022<\/time><\/div>\n<p class=\"lead\"><a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/na-leb-ak-sex-education-and-agroecology-rural-guatemala&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1657911328155000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0re5IqPeWUlzwXcMMy19Mv\" href=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/na-leb-ak-sex-education-and-agroecology-rural-guatemala\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Na\u2019leb\u2019ak<\/a>&nbsp;is a team of local change-makers that empowers girls and engages communities about family planning in rural indigenous Guatemala. A past&nbsp;<a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/empower-to-plan&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1657911328155000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1a4PMG_i6Zk08vrhKE9-Ug\" href=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/empower-to-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Empower to Plan<\/a>&nbsp;partner,&nbsp;Na&#8217;leb&#8217;ak received a \u00a35,500 grant from Population Matters, raised from the generous contributions of our members and supporters.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Catriona Spaven-Donn reports on how Na&#8217;leb&#8217;ak is leading the way in sexual and reproductive health and education provision in their Maya Q&#8217;eqchi&#8217; communities.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>In the tropical region of Chisec in north-eastern Guatemala, a group of indigenous Maya Q\u2019eqchi\u2019 young women is empowering girls to make decisions about their lives and communities for the prevention of early marriage and adolescent pregnancy. As Na\u2019leb\u2019ak\u2019s Project Coordinator, Karla Rax, explains: \u201cIn 2015, when the Population Council programme in our community was going to end, we knew we had to organise ourselves to keep providing services to vulnerable girls in Chisec. With no substantive plan in place to improve opportunities for youth, it was down to us \u2013 we had to do something.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Nalebak-Sex-Education-Workshop-1-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Na\u2019leb\u2019ak Sex Education Workshop\" class=\"wp-image-4682\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Na\u2019leb\u2019ak Sex Education Workshop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>And they certainly did. In 2017, Na\u2019leb\u2019ak became a legally constituted NGO (non-governmental organisation) with a team of around 20 Maya Q\u2019eqchi\u2019 community mentors. They now work in 25 communities with 50 groups of girls aged between 8-12 and 13-25 years old, engaging almost 1,000 children and adolescents in the Chisec region.<\/p>\n\n<p>In October last year, PM partnered with Na\u2019leb\u2019ak, which means \u201ca collective dialogue to reach a consensus\u201d in the Q\u2019eqchi\u2019 language. With Empower to Plan support, the Na\u2019leb\u2019ak team has been able to provide sex education workshops to 80 girls in three of the communities most affected by Hurricanes Eta and Iota, which tore through the region in November 2020.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CREATING SAFE SPACES<\/h2>\n\n<p>In Seraxquen, a small rural community nestled into the mountains and tropical jungle, 25 girls have been receiving sex education sessions every week, learning about contraceptive methods, reproductive rights and self-esteem building.<\/p>\n\n<p>Na\u2019leb\u2019ak\u2019s monitoring mentor, Eunice Cojoc, says: \u201cA lot of the time there\u2019s no possibility for independence or empowerment in the home. Girls\u2019 dreams are cut short. We work to provide safe spaces where girls can express themselves, ask questions and feel comfortable talking about topics like menstruation, sex and pregnancy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Elvia-Community-Mentor-Delivers-Nalebak-Sex-Education-Workshop-on-Menstrual-Cycle-and-Pregnancy-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Elvia Community Mentor Delivers Na'leb'ak Sex Education Workshop on Menstrual Cycle and Pregnancy\" class=\"wp-image-4683\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Elvia Community Mentor Delivers Na&#8217;leb&#8217;ak Sex Education Workshop on Menstrual Cycle and Pregnancy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sweet-potato-crops-Seraxquen-Community-Nalebak-Feb-2022-copy.jpeg\" alt=\"Sweet potato crops, Seraxquen Community, Na'leb'ak\" class=\"wp-image-4684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sweet-potato-crops-Seraxquen-Community-Nalebak-Feb-2022-copy.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sweet-potato-crops-Seraxquen-Community-Nalebak-Feb-2022-copy-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sweet-potato-crops-Seraxquen-Community-Nalebak-Feb-2022-copy-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sweet-potato-crops-Seraxquen-Community-Nalebak-Feb-2022-copy-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sweet-potato-crops-Seraxquen-Community-Nalebak-Feb-2022-copy-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sweet potato crops, Seraxquen Community, Na&#8217;leb&#8217;ak<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SOWING THE SEEDS FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE<\/h2>\n\n<p>While Covid shut down schools and educational access, the hurricanes wiped away crops and ruined livelihoods. Over a year later, parts of the communities where Na\u2019leb\u2019ak works are still underwater. Empower to Plan funding has also supported the creation of 65 diversified vegetable gardens, which Na\u2019leb\u2019ak programme participants have sown and nurtured to strengthen local food security and climate resilience.<\/p>\n\n<p>One of the participants, Eva, has at least 20 different crops growing from organic seeds that Na\u2019leb\u2019ak community mentors provided. Although part of her land is now a lagoon of water, she\u2019s still producing a huge variety of native fruit and vegetables \u2013 and shifting gender norms about the role of women in farming.<\/p>\n\n<p>Na\u2019leb\u2019ak exemplifies the qualities that Empower to Plan seeks to support: a women-led team of local change-makers who are educating and empowering girls to the benefit of themselves, their communities and the vulnerable ecosystem that they call home.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-blue-background-color has-background alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Empower to Plan: leveraging grassroots power<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Empower to Plan: leveraging grassroots power\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MiJvXkqMwcs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">When women and girls are empowered to decide what happens to their bodies and lives, the entire planet benefits. Yet many women across the world still lack basic choices and freedoms. To help tackle this issue, we\u2019ve joined forces with select grassroots groups to create Empower to Plan crowdfunding. Help us empower more women to plan \u2013 for their own sake, and for the wellbeing of future generations and the planet that sustains us all.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-popmat-share\"><a class=\"fb-share\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fpopulationmatters.org%2Fnews%2F2022%2F07%2Fthe-work-of-nalebak-local-change-makers-in-guatemala%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><div>\n  \nShare<\/div><\/a><a class=\"tw-share\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpopulationmatters.org%2Fnews%2F2022%2F07%2Fthe-work-of-nalebak-local-change-makers-in-guatemala%2F&amp;text=The+work+of+Na%E2%80%99leb%E2%80%99ak+-+local+change-makers+in+Guatemala\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><div>\n  \nTweet<\/div><\/a><a class=\"li-share\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpopulationmatters.org%2Fnews%2F2022%2F07%2Fthe-work-of-nalebak-local-change-makers-in-guatemala%2F&amp;text=The+work+of+Na%E2%80%99leb%E2%80%99ak+-+local+change-makers+in+Guatemala\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><div>\n  \nPost<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-blue-background-color has-background alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related content<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-popmat-grid grid grid-3\">\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Na\u2019leb\u2019ak&nbsp;is a team of local change-makers that empowers girls and engages communities about family planning in rural indigenous Guatemala. 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